Because blending in isn’t an option
Grant & Proposal Strategies for Public Agencies & Corporations
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Because blending in isn’t an option
Grant & Proposal Strategies for Public Agencies & Corporations
More grants
More contracts
More growth
Our team's experience
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1,100+
Proposals Submitted
$860M+
Secured
Measured by results
Your return on investment
- ✓ Public & Corporate Experience
- ✓ Federal, State, Regional & Corporate RFPs
- ✓ Millions secured nationwide
Our work is about being strategic, compliant, and
unmistakably strong in crowded funding and procurement landscapes
- We help public agencies and companies stand out within regulatory and scoring constraints by translating complex projects into clear, persuasive narratives that evaluators can quickly understand and support.
- In competitive grant and proposal environments, most submissions fail because they fail to differentiate themselves.
Our team's experience
1,100+
Proposals Submitted
$860M+
Secured
Measured by results
Your return on investment
- ✓ Public & Corporate Experience
- ✓Federal, State, Regional & Corporate RFPs
- ✓ Millions secured nationwide
Our work is about being strategic, compliant, and
unmistakably strong in crowded funding and procurement landscapes
- We help public agencies and companies stand out within regulatory and scoring constraints by translating complex projects into clear, persuasive narratives that evaluators can quickly understand and support.
- In competitive grant and proposal environments, most submissions fail because they fail to differentiate themselves.
We Do the Work. You Get the Win.
Most grant and corporate proposal consulting firms blend in and look similar on the surface. The difference is how the work actually gets done.
At NCB, we built our operation model around a few simple beliefs: clients hire us to do the work and deliver results, a defined win strategy must be developed before writing begins, relationships matter, and pricing should be transparent and fair.
We do the work
Industry Standard
Marketed as turnkey, but relies on your staff to do the actual work – often under deadline
NCB Model
WE DO THE WORK
We handle the entire process end-to-end – including forms, budgets, narratives, and support materials
We lead with strategy, then write
Industry Standard
Most grant consulting is driven by guidelines and deadlines, with limited upfront strategy and no formal win plan
NCB Model
WE LEAD WITH STRATEGY
We apply the Shipley-method to grant consulting, guiding every submission with a defined win strategy before writing begins
You get continuity
Industry Standard
Strategy and relationships get lost with rotating writers or pool of writers
NCB Model
YOU GET CONTINUITY
One lead, one accountable owner and writer
Surge writers only when workload demands
We price honestly
Industry Standard
Flat fee or retainer
NCB Model
WE PRICE HONESTLY
Time and materials, not-to-exceed
Only pay for what we do
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The Leadership Team
NCB’s leadership team brings over 110 years of grant and corporate proposal consulting experience. We are not just leaders, we have spent decades honing our skills and now have the privilege of leading and training up the next generation of skilled storytellers with the technical, project management, and people skills necessary to win!
Neil Blais, Co-Founder
President & CEO
Destin Blais, Co-Founder
Chief Operating Officer
Dawn Olsgaard
Director, Grant &
Corporate Proposals
Andrea Owen
Director,
Business Development
Meg Overocker
Senior Associate
Research, Training
Neil Blais, Co-Founder
President & CEO
Destin Blais, Co-Founder
Chief Operating Officer
Dawn Olsgaard
Director, Grant &
Corporate Proposals
Andrea Owen
Director,
Business Development
Meg Overocker
Senior Associate
Research, Training
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- 35 yrs experience
- FEMA BCA national expert
- Legislative liaison
- 20 years local politics
- Engineering expertise
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- 30 yrs experience
- 264 proposals written
- $302.4 million secured
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- 20 yrs experience
- 425 proposals written
- $318.6 million secured
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- 15 yrs experience
- 235 proposals written
- $150 million secured
- 50 proposals
- 17 new clients in 2 yrs
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- 10 yrs experience
- 106 proposals written
- $171.1 million secured
Blending in isn't an option. Different by design.
Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish, and we’ll show you how our model works.
Blending in isn't an option. Different by design.
Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish, and we’ll show you how our model works.
Because blending in isn’t an option